Ski: 2024-2025 J Skis Escalator, 182 cm
Available Lengths: 162, 169, 176, 182, 188 cm
Blister’s Measured Tip-to-Tail Length (straight-tape pull): 180.2 cm
Stated Weight per Ski (182 cm): 1785 grams
Blister’s Measured Weight per Ski (182 cm): 1750 & 1761 grams
Stated Dimensions: 132-102-123 mm
Blister’s Measured Dimensions: 131.5-102-123 mm
Stated Sidecut Radius (182 cm): 18.6 meters
Measured Tip & Tail Splay (ski decambered): 73 mm / 36 mm
Measured Traditional Camber Underfoot: 5 mm
Core Materials: aspen + carbon & fiberglass laminate
Base Material: sintered UHMW, 1.6 mm thick “Lite Base”
Factory Recommended Mount Point: -7 cm from center / 83 cm from tail
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What J Skis says about The Escalator
“The Escalator is easy up, easy down… you CAN have your cake and eat it too!
This lighter weight, yet uniquely solid ski is built to do what you wanna do, whether that's sunrises on the skin track or spending all of your time riding lifts. The secret ingredient is a combination of a light Aspen core paired with our classic downhill ski construction for a Goldilocks feel that seamlessly blends stability with weight savings. Its 102mm waist slides perfectly into every skier’s quiver as a do-it-all tool that can lay down quick, snappy carves in bounds as effortlessly as it surfs wide open pow fields. We gave it a twin-tip shape for skiing backward and increased maneuverability in tight situations like chutes or trees. A subtle tail notch provides reliable skin clip retention for fast transitions. Add our pre-cut skins that perfectly fit the skis, and you're ready to go touring right out of the box! ‘The Escalator’ will keep your legs fresher longer, so you can shred stronger from sunrise to last chair.”
Flex Pattern
Here’s how we’d characterize the flex pattern of The Escalator:
Tips: 5.5-6
Shovels: 6.5-7.5
In Front of Toe Piece: 8-9.5
Underfoot: 10
Behind the Heel Piece: 9.5-8
Tails: 7.5-6.5
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